哀 āi

sad, mournful, pitiful; pity

HSK 6 #1751

DEFINITIONS

  • sad, mournful, pitiful
  • pity
  • Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2]
  • sorrow
  • grief
  • pity
  • to grieve for
  • to pity
  • to lament
  • to condole

STROKES

WORDS

哀荣 āi róng funeral pomp
哀榮 āi róng funeral pomp
哀樂 āi yuè funeral music; plaint; dirge
哀江南赋 āi jiāng nán fù Lament for the South, long poem in Fu style by Yu Xin 庾信 mourning the passing of Liang of the Southern dynasties 南朝梁朝
哀江南賦 āi jiāng nán fù Lament for the South, long poem in Fu style by Yu Xin 庾信 mourning the passing of Liang of the Southern dynasties 南朝梁朝
哀的美敦书 āi dì měi dūn shū ultimatum (loanword)
哀的美敦書 āi dì měi dūn shū ultimatum (loanword)
哀矜 āi jīn to take pity on; to feel sorry for
哀而不伤 āi ér bù shāng deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
哀艳 āi yàn plaintive and beautiful; melancholy but gorgeous
哀艷 āi yàn plaintive and beautiful; melancholy but gorgeous
哀莫大于心死 āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices; the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart; nothing is more wretched than apathy
哀莫大於心死 āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices; the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart; nothing is more wretched than apathy
哀號 āi háo to cry piteously; anguished wailing; same as 哀嚎
哀词 āi cí variant of 哀辭|哀辞[ai1 ci2]
哀詞 āi cí variant of 哀辭|哀辞[ai1 ci2]
哀辞 āi cí dirge; lament
哀辭 āi cí dirge; lament
哀鳴 āi míng (of animals, the wind etc) to make a mournful sound; whine; moan; wail
哀鸿遍野 āi hóng biàn yě lit. plaintive whine of geese (idiom); fig. land swarming with disaster victims; starving people fill the land
哀鴻遍野 āi hóng biàn yě lit. plaintive whine of geese (idiom); fig. land swarming with disaster victims; starving people fill the land
唐哀帝 táng āi dì Emperor Aidi of Tang, reign name of twenty-first and last Tang emperor Li Zhu 李祝[Li3 Zhu4] (892-908), reigned 904-907
喜怒哀樂 xǐ nù āi lè four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜|欢喜[huan1 xi3], anger 憤怒|愤怒[fen4 nu4], sorrow 悲哀[bei1 ai1] and joy 快樂|快乐[kuai4 le4]
呜呼哀哉 wū hū āi zāi alas; all is lost
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